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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

JOHANN A. W. IUSTI, OF CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, ASSIGNOR T() HIMSELFAND CHARLES KERRISON, JR., OF SAME PLACE.

VEG ETABLE-CUTTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 402,740, dated May '7,1889.

Application filed August 16, 1888. Serial No. 282,880. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHANN A. W. IUsTI, of Charleston, in the county ofCharleston and State of South Carolina, have invented a new and ImprovedVegetable-Cutter, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

This invention relat-es to vegetable-cutters, and has for its object toprovide a machine for cutting cabbages, which will be effective inoperation and will accomplish a greater amount of work in a shorterspace of time than has hitherto been done.

. Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis speciiication, in which similar figures of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a side view of the invention in vertical section on line a:of Fig. 2; Fig. 2 is an end view, partly broken away and in section; andFig. 3 is a bottom view of the machine.

1 indicates a supporting frame-work having rails 2, on which is mounteda reciprocating sliding frame, 3, guided between the side strips, 4, ofthe frame-work 1, beneath a cabbage-receptacle, 5, secured to thecross-fram es 6 on frame 1, and having uprights 7, with a cross-bar, 8.To a cord, 9, passing over pulleys 10 on the cross-bar 8, is secured aweightboX, 11, for pressing the cabbage in receptacle 5 against thecutters, the weight-box 11 sliding between uprights by means of sleeves11 engaging said uprights.

The bottom of the receptacle 5 is provided with strips 12, havingmetallic friction-plates 13, against which move friction-plates 14 onthe reciprocating sliding frame 3, and the bottom of the frame 3 hasmetallic 'frictionplates 15, which move over metallic frictionplates 16on the rails 2. The frame 3 is provided with atransverse opening, acrosswhich extends a plate, 17, secured to plates 14 and forming slots 18,through which alternately project the knives 19, and through which thecabbage passes as it is cut.

Beneath the plate 17 is located a rock-shaft, 20, mounted in plates 2lin the sides of the frame 3 and having plates 22, on which are adjustably mounted the cutters 19, by means of screws 23 passing throughslots 24 in the cutters 19 and engaging the plates 22. By means of thisadjustable connection the cutters 19 may be moved to vary theirprojection through openings 18, and may also be detached for sharpening.

Toa double-eared projection, 25, on the shaft 2O are pivoted the ends ofreciprocating slide-bars 26, passing through guides 27 in frame 3 andhaving upturned ends 28 projecting through slots 29 in the ends of frame3 and plates 14. By'means of this construction the upturned ends 28,being alternately forced against the receptacle 5, are forced back intheir slots 29 and cause the shaft 2O to rock, thereby moving one of thecutters 19 into position for cutting and the other out of position. Thecutters 19 are alternately held in position for cutting by means of aspring, 30, having an angular projection, 31, which slips over andengages the angular end 32 of the arm 33 depending from shaft 20.

The weight-box 11 may be weighted as desired and controlled by cord 9.Cords may be secured to staples 34 on the ends of the .reciprocatingframe 3 to operate the latter.

The frame 3 may be reciprocated by hand or other power. It will be seenthat by means of this construction in each direction of movement offrame 3 one of the cutters 19 will project through a slot, 18, and theother will be out of the way, thereby avoiding friction against the edgeof the cutter, and at the end of each stroke of the frame 3 the cutterswill be moved into opposite positions.

IVhile I have described a specific construction of parts, I do notintend to limit myself thereto, as the parts may be varied in formwithout departing from the essential features of the invention.

A cutter constructed as herein described is adapted to out up cabbagesand other vegetables in a speedy and effective manner.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- 1. In a vegetable-cutter, the combination,with a supporting-frame and a receptacle carried thereby, of areciprocating -frame below the receptacle, cutters carried by saidrecipro- IOO eating frame, and bars connected to the cutters an dprojecting through the reciprocating traine, to be struck by thereceptacle as the said frame is reciprocated, substantially asdescribed.

2. In a vegetable-cutter, the combination, with a supporting-frame and areceptacle carried thereby, of an apertured and slotted reciprocatingfraine, a rock-shaft journaled in the reciprocating frame, cutterscarried by the rock-shaft, andbars secured to the rock-shaft and havingapertured ends projecting through the slots of the said reciprocatingframe and adapted to be struck bythe receptacle as the frame isreciprocated to rock the shaft, and thereby move one of the cutters inposition and the other out of position, substantially as described.

3. ln a vegetable-cutter, the combination, with a supporting-frame and areceptacle carried thereby, of a slotted reciprocating' frame below thereceptacle, a rockshaft journaled 4 in the reciprocating' frame, cuttersadjustably secured to the rock-shaft and adapted to be alternatelyprojected through the slots of the frame, and a spring for engaging therockshaft for holding the cutters in the position for cutting,substantially as herein shown and described.

et. The combination, with a vegetablereceptaele, of a reciprocatingsliding frame located below the receptacle and having openings for thecutters and the passage of the cut inaterial, a rock-shaft with cutterslocated beneath said openings, and reciprocating rods pivot-ed to therock-shaft and having upturned ends projecting through slots in the endsof the reciprocating frame, substantially as described.

5. The combination, with traine 1, having rails 2 with friction-plates1G, and frames 6, with receptacle 5, having friction-plates 13, andverticallyanovable Weight-box 11, with operating-cord 9, of thereciprocating Sliding frame 3, having friction-plates 15, slots 29 inthe ends thereof, openings 1S, rock-shaft 2O adjacent thereto, Withprojection 83, having angular end 32, plates 22, cutters 19, havingslots 2l and connected to plates 22 by screws 23, reciprocating rods 26,pivoted to projection 25 and having uptnrned ends 2S projecting throughslots 29, and spring 30, with angular projection 31, bearing againstangular end 32 of projection 33, substantially as shown and described.

JOHANN A. XV. IUSTI.

Witnesses:

E. N. FULLER, E. B. lIoLLEND, .T1-

